4 children drown in Chitrakoot and Amethi districts of UP

Four children drowned in separate incidents in Chitrakoot and Amethi districts of Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Friday.

Asif (6), Jaan Mohammad (13) and Anis (11) who were taking a bath in Bagey river near Saipur village in Chitrakoot district drowned on Thursday evening, officials said.

Their bodies have been fished out, SP Manoj Kumar Jha said.

In a similar incident in Amethi, a 12-year-old boy drowned while two others were missing after their boat capsized in river Gomti at Kudwa Ghat on Thursday under Jagdishpur police station.

The boat was carrying at least 8 persons who were on their way to Jagdishpur to participate in a Moharram related function when the accident occurred, a police official said.

While five of them were rescued, one died and two remain missing, the official added.